Dudu cave video

This is a video made by the frenchmen I dove with while looking for Chiquita reef.

It's kind of dark and we don't get to see much of the lagoon part which I really enjoyed. These guys, however, have the training to go beyond the "Stop, Danger" sign (The sign you see early in the video).

Return to Dudu cave

If you have read some of my previous posts, you know that I loved diving the Dudu caves.

I had the opportunity of returning there last thursday.

Of course, there's nothing like the first time . . .

Although I still enjoyed the dive, the water was not as clear as the first time because of increased traffic (lotsa divers and swimmers). Also, I did not get to swim for as long in the lagoon as the first time around because of tight scheduling.

This time around, I brought my video camera so that you can have a look at the location. The shelter that you see was in the early stages of construction the first time I went to Dudu.

Because they were gearing up for the long Easter weekend, they had music playing and more visitors than usual.

There were two other divers hailing from Quebec. One was a geologist, so we had a quick course on how stalactites and stalagmites are formed. The other was a well traveled diver who was cavern diving for the first time. Although she enjoyed the dive, she prefers the open spaces of the ocean with all teh fish and coral. Indeed, cave and cavern diving can be dark and dreary if you are not into the thrills and dangers of a covered environment.

Here is a short video of the location of Dudu cave.

At last, photos of Dudu caves

I finally got some cave photos, as well as the name of the underwater caves I visited near Playa Grande on the north coast of the Dominican Republic..

They are called "Dudu". Cute little name isn't it ?

The first photo is the typical underwater cavern photo, with daylight from the pool in the background:


This one shows the air pocket:


This one shows the "sunken forest":




This one shows the "eerie fog", of course, it is more "eerie" when you are actually there:



Well, that's it, hope you enjoyed. Well, okay, one bonus photo:


All photos courtesy of Jessy, staff photographer at Northern Coast Diving.